Avalanche Sign KHL G Ilya Nabokov to Entry-Level Deal

Avalanche signs goaltending prospect Ilya Nabokov to NHL contract

The Colorado Avalanche has signed its top goaltending prospect, Ilya Nabokov, to his first NHL contract.

Avalanche sign top goaltending prospect Ilya Nabokov to entry-level contract

The Avalanche officially signed their top goaltending prospect Ilya Nabokov to a two-year entry-level contract on Friday afternoon.

Ilya Nabokov Signs Two-Year Entry-Level Contract With Avalanche

The Avalanche have signed goalie Ilya Nabokov to a two-year entry-level contract through the 2026-27 season. Nabokov, 22, was the Avs’ top draft pick in the 2024 NHL draft. They traded down from their late first rounder and selected the overage Russian prospect No. 38 overall. Listed at 6’1, 179 lbs, Nabokov spent the 2024-25 season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL, posting a 23-17-6 record with a 2.22 goals-against average, a .923 save pe…

Avalanche sign Russian netminder Ilya Nabokov to entry-level contract

The Colorado Avalanche have announced the signing of their 2024 second-round draft pick. Goaltender Ilya Nabokov, 22, has agreed to a two-year, entry-level deal with the Avalanche through the 2026-27 season, the team announced Friday. Nabokov was selected 38th overall by the Avalanche in 2024, the highest Colorado has selected a goaltender since 1998. The six-foot-one goaltender played in the KHL the past two seasons and recorded a .926 save per…